Shoe-polisher.



Patented Apr. l, I902. J. F. BRUUGHER.

SHOE POLISHER.

(Application filed Dec. 30, 1901.)

(N0 Model.)

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JOHN F. BROUGHER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHOE POHSHER,

SPEGIFIGATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No, 696,712, dated April 1,1902.

Application filed December 30, 1901. Serial No. 87,692. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN F. BROUGHER, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the countyof New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Polishers, ofwhich the following is a full and complete specification, such as willenable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

The object of this invention is to provide an improvement on ashoe-polishing device for which Letters Patent of the United States weregranted to me February 10, 1897, No. 577,005, a further object being tosimplify the construction of the said shoe-polishing device and torender the operation thereof more successful; and with these and otherobjects in view the invention consists in a shoe-polishing deviceconstructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, in which theseparate parts of my improvement are designated by the same referencecharacters in each of the views, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved shoepolishing device; Fig. 2, a plan view of a blank forforming a clamp, two of which are employed, is made; Fig. 3, across-section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 a cross-section onthe line 4 4: of Fig. 1.

In the practice of my invention I employ an oblong block Ct, which ispreferably about two inches square in cross-section and from six to teninches long, although these dimensions may be modified to any desiredextent. One side of the block a is cut away, as shown at b, forming asemi-elliptical longitudinal space therein, as clearly shown in Fig.1,'and pivoted to the opposite end portions of the block at c are clamps(I, each of which consists of a horizontaltop portion d and arms (i bentat right angles thereto. The clamps (Z are stamped from a sheet ofspring metal, and one of the blanks from which these clamps are formedis shown in Fig. 2 and a crosssection thereof is given in Fig. 8, andthe body portion of these clamps is curved upwardly at the outer edge,as shown at d, and provided at the inner edge with teeth (1, the pointsof which are curved downwardly.

The pivot-pins at c-pass through holes 0 formed in the arm portions ofthe clamps, and said arm portions are preferably of the form shown inFigs. 1 and 2, being provided with elbow portions 01 in which are formedcircular holes dland in practice pins, screws, or nails e are driveninto or screwed into the sides of the block near each end, and saidpins, screws, or nails are provided with rounded heads e I also providea polisher consisting of a stripfof flexible material composed of felt,woolen, or cotton fabric or any other suitable material, and thispolishing-strip is preferably provided with a strengthening-piece fcomposed of canvas or any other suitable flexible material, and saidparts fandf may be connected in any desired manner and are of the samewidth and preferably of the same length; but the stiffening orstrengthening strip f may be made shorter than the outer polishingportion, if desired.

In practice the polishing-strip, including the strengthening-piecefhiswrapped around the bottom portion of the block and passed up over theends thereof, and the ends of the polishing-strip are folded over thetop of the block and the clamps d are turned down thereonto, and in thisoperation the springarms (1 of said clamps pass over the heads 6 of thenails, screws, orpins e, and said heads pass through the holes (1 asclearly shown in Fig. i, and by this means the clamps are held in closecontact with the ends of the polishing-strip and said polishing-strip issecurely held in place.

The teeth (2 of the clamps d or points thereof are curved downwardly andserve to securely hold the ends of the polishing-strip, and in practiceI also preferably curve the parts of the arms (1 of the clamps below theholes (Z outwardly, as shown in Fig. 4,, so as to facilitate the slidingof said arms over the rounded heads e of the pins, screws, or nails 6,and all that is necessary to raise the clamps and release the ends ofthe polishing-strip is to press outwardly on the outwardly-curvedportions d of the arms d".

In the operation of this device the block a 100 is'grasped in the handand used in the same manner as other devices of this class, and theresult produced thereby is similar to that produced by other polishersemployed for this purpose.

The curving up of the lower edges of the clamp-arms at cl facilitatesthe raising of the said clamps when necessary in order to detach orplace in position the ends of the polishing-strip, and the entire deviceis simple in construction and operation and comparatively inexpensive.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A shoe-polisher comprising an oblong block having its under sidesurface cut out longitudinally, and provided with a flexiblepolishing-strip which is stretched longitudinally of the bottom thereofand the ends of which are folded upwardly over the ends of saidblock,'and spring-clamps provided with angular arms which are pivoted tothe sides of said block near each end thereof, and the body portion ofwhich extends across the top of said block, the arms of said clampsbeing provided each with a hole or opening, and fastening devicessecured in the sides of said block and provided with heads adapted toenbody portion of which extends across the top of said block, the armsof said clamps being provided each with a hole or opening and fasteningdevices secured in the sides of said block and provided with headsadapted to enter said holes or openings, the body portions of saidclamps being flat in cross-section and the inner edges thereof beingprovided with downwardly-directed teeth, substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. A shoe-polisher comprising an oblong block having its under sidesurface cut out longitudinally, and provided with a flexiblepolishing-strip which is stretched longitudinally of the bottom thereof.and the ends of which are folded upwardly over the ends of said block,and spring-clamps provided with angular arms which are pivoted to thesides of said block near each end thereof, and the body portion of whichextends across the top of said blockthe arms of said clamps beingprovided each with a hole or opening and fastening devices secured inthe sides of said block and provided with heads adapted to enter saidholes or openings, the body portions of said clamps being flat incross-section and the inner edges thereof being provided withdownwardly-directed teeth ,and the outer edges thereof being upwardlycurved, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 28th day ofDecember, 1901.

JOHN F. BROUGHER.

Witnesses:

F. A. STEWART, C. E. MULREANY.

